Sudden Valley.
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Washington·Whatcom County
4 tracts·2K people·$489K median·554/mi²
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
The median home value in Sudden Valley is $489,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Sudden Valley has 6,084 residents across 1 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 48.6; the population is 77.8% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Multiracial, 1.1% Black, 0.8% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 49.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.6% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Median gross rent is $1,816/month, 15% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Sudden Valley is $100,930 a year, 17% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Sudden Valley, median rent is $1,816/month and the median home value is $489,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 73°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 109 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 53 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sudden Valley are landslide (94), ice storm (89) and earthquake (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.45g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sudden Valley, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).